Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I only say that because after years as a VC I can always tell when my peer group invested in something because “it seemed like it would make money” versus when they invested out of passion. On reflection of the role that I want to play as a VC it is clearly in the camp of passion. I’m a VC.

Venture Capital 373

Venture Capital Startup Course Entrepreneur 373

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

And that was evident on today’s Angel vs. VC panel. There are real changes in the venture capital industry and it would have been fun to talk about them. The VC industry is segmenting – I have spoken about this many times before. So in the past we needed VC to really get a startup going.

Venture Capital 308

Venture Capital Training Startup Entrepreneur 308

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

That’s a bit like imagining Apple launching the 2007 iPhone and then not having 10-years of constant improvements to maintain its market leadership position. As of today, commentators are imagining a world of undifferentiated scooters that all sort of look and feel the same.

Santa Monica 256

Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Investors that insist on investing more than their pro rata allocation in follow-on rounds have an incentive to compress the company’s valuation, in order to maximize the percentage ownership acquired by their investment. When the CEO excitedly called his venture capitalists, he was shocked when they literally laughed in his ear.

Entrepreneur 157

Entrepreneur Invest Funding Capital 157

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Investors that insist on investing more than their pro rata allocation in follow-on rounds have an incentive to compress the company’s valuation, in order to maximize the percentage ownership acquired by their investment. When the CEO excitedly called his venture capitalists, he was shocked when they literally laughed in his ear.

Entrepreneur 140

Entrepreneur Cloud Computing Invest Funding 140

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

InVenture is next stage microfinance – focusing on providing expansion capital. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Leveraging mobile application and online platform.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. PIM offers comprehensive coverage in 500+ cities in the US, Canada, and Europe by providing rates, hours, entrance points, and occupancy information.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77